Modec, a Coventry based van company announced yesterday that they had sealed a £3m van contract with a French distributor. Modec released this news soon after they had announced that their battery powered eletric delivery van was the first van to gain the EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval. This means that the van can be sold outside of Britain to any EU country without having to be put through more testing.
Modec has business dealings with the following companies: Tesco’s, FedEx, UPS and Center Parcs, just to name a few of their clients. ElecTruckCity can now be added to their list as they order 100 vans for a total of £3m from Modec.
ElecTruckCity will now be the first French van distributor to stock Modec vans. The chief executive of Modec, Bill Gillespie, had this to say: “International demand for Modec is extremely strong. ElecTruckCity has taken the lead by setting up a distribution network in France and we are very excited about the future of the French market.”
The vans that were bought by ElecTruckCity were the popular urban delivery vans. There are currently over 150 of Modec’s vehicles around the streets of our cities, owned by clients such as UPS. The reason these vans are becoming popular is because they are designed for the city. Using a lithium battery, the vans can travels 100 miles and they cost only 15p per mile, compared to a petrol powered van which costs 37p per mile.
The vans also help companies reduce their emmission because they save more than 9 tonnes of CO2 every year.
As these Modec vans become ever more popular, it appears that the common vans that you see around like Citroen vans or Nissan vans will have alot of competition as more and more companies want to get greener.
Modec are also entering into the tipper van market with their new electric tipper van. This new vehicle has been specifically designed for local authority refuse collection. With more and more councils trying to be greener, this new vans are likely to become very popular.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if we started to see an increase in van leasing companies that are investing in Modec vans as alot of companies that are currently leasing their vans may be interested in a cheaper, more greener alternative.
